The Eastern District located on northeastern part of Hong Kong Island,being one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 529,603 in 2021 The district has the second highest population while its residents have the third highest median household income among the 18 districts.
The World Trade Centre is a shopping centre and office tower complex in Causeway Bay,Hong Kong. It is connected via passageway to its neighbour,The Excelsior.
Swire Group is a highly diversified global conglomerate with its parent company being John Swire &Sons Limited that holds controlling stakes in a range of businesses trading in the UK,USA,Australia,Papua New Guinea,East and West Africa,and across Southeast Asia. The Group's businesses are arranged into groups:property,aviation,beverages and food chain,marine services,and trading and industrial.
Quarry Bay is an area beneath Mount Parker in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island,in Hong Kong. Quarry Bay is bordered by Sai Wan Ho to the east,Mount Parker to the south,North Point to the west,and Victoria Harbour to the north.
Festival Walk is a shopping centre in Kowloon Tong,Hong Kong developed jointly by Swire Properties and CITIC Pacific between 1993 and 1998. At the time of its opening in November 1998,it was the biggest shopping mall in Hong Kong. Festival Walk is acquired by Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust ("MNACT"). There are also four floors of offices on top of the mall.
Taikoo Shing or Tai Koo Shing,is a private residential development in Quarry Bay,in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is a part of Swire's property business,along with Taikoo Place,the adjacent Cityplaza retail and office complex,and EAST,a lifestyle business hotel.
Taikoo Place is a commercial building complex located in Quarry Bay,east Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It comprises grade A office towers,car parking,clubs,office apartment,parks,and shops. It is reachable by MTR Island line (MTR). These three complexes are all managed by Swire Properties since the beginning from Taikoo Sugar Refinery,the subsequent Taikoo Dockyard and the recent demolitions of the industrial buildings.
Sai Wan Ho is a primarily residential area on the northeastern shore of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,between Quarry Bay and Shau Kei Wan. It is part of the Eastern District,and is administered together with surrounding areas under the Eastern District Council.
Pacific Place is a complex of office towers and hotels and a shopping centre situated at 88 Queensway,Admiralty,Hong Kong. The latest phase,Three Pacific Place, is located at 1 Queen's Road East,Wan Chai.
Dragon Centre is a nine-storey shopping centre in the Sham Shui Po area of New Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Shopping is a popular social activity in Hong Kong,where basic items for sale do not draw any duties,sales taxation,or import taxation. Only specific import goods such as alcohol,tobacco,perfumes,cosmetics,cars and petroleum products have associated taxes. For companies,there is a 17.5% corporate tax,which is lower than international standards. Shoppers reportedly spend over US$5.2 billion a month in Hong Kong shops.
Food Republic is a food court chain run by the BreadTalk Group based in Singapore. CEO of Food Republic is Mr. Jenson Ong.
MegaBox is a large shopping centre in Hong Kong and part of the Enterprise Square Five shopping and office complex,located at 38 Wang Chiu Road,Kowloon Bay,Kowloon. With 19 stories and a floor area of 100,000 m2 (1,100,000 sq ft),MegaBox is the largest shopping centre in Eastern Kowloon.
Citygate is a commercial complex at the town centre of Tung Chung,Lantau Island,Hong Kong. It comprises a shopping centre called Citygate Outlets,an office tower,and the Novotel Citygate hotel.
Swire Properties Limited is a property developer,owner and operator of mixed-use,principally commercial properties in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Founded and headquartered in Hong Kong in 1972,Swire Properties is a property developer in Hong Kong,and is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Including subsidiaries,it employs around 4,500 people. The company is,in turn,a subsidiary of the publicly-listed Swire Pacific Limited.
Coastal City is a shopping and office complex in Nanshan District,Shenzhen,China. Located in the central business district of Nanshan,it occupies an entire city block bounded by Binhai,Nanhai,Houhai,Houhaibin and Chuangye Roads.
Les Saisons is a private estate in Hong Kong. Located in Sai Wan Ho of the Eastern District,Hong Kong Island,the property was co-developed by Swire Properties,China Motor Bus and Sun Hung Kai Properties. The estate was completed in October 2001. There is a total of 4 residential buildings with 866 car park spaces provided. More than half of the flats enjoy the sea view of Lei Yue Mun Strait.
Owing to the territory's subtropical climate,there are no natural winter sports venues in Hong Kong. Several artificial ice rinks have been constructed since the late 20th century,mainly inside shopping centres.
